Covalent bond

Cards (51)

  • T or F: In covalent bonds, no metal atoms can be seen on their particles
    A: T
  • Q: In the word covalent, what does the 'com' mean?
    A: with or together
  • Q: In the word covalent, what does the verb 'valere' mean?
    A: to be strong
  • Q: What language do the words in covalent come from?
    A: Latin
  • Q: What is covalent bonding?
    A: two atoms sharing one or more pairs of electrons
  • FTB: Covalent bonding exists between __
    A: two nonmetals
  • Q: What is/are the pair/s of electron/s that are between two atoms, resulting in a covalent bond?
    A: Bonding pairs
  • T or F: Bonding pairs are owned by both atoms
    A: T
  • Q: How many bonding pairs are there in O2?
    A: 2
  • Q: What is/are the pair/s of electron/s that are not directly involved in a covalent bond?
    A: Lone pairs
  • Q: How many lone pairs are there in NH3/ammonia?
    A: 1
  • Q: What is a molecule?
    A: combination of two or more nonmetal atoms of the same or different elements
  • Q: What is a diatomic molecule?
    A: combination of two or more atoms of the same element
  • Q: What are molecular compounds?
    A: combination of two or more atoms of different nonmetal elements
  • Diatomic molecule or Molecular compound: Lithium Chloride (LiCl)
    A: Molecular compound
  • Diatomic molecule or Molecular compound: N2
    A: Diatomic molecule
  • Q: What are the three types of covalent bonding?
    A: Single, double, triple
  • Q: What is a single covalent bond?
    A: sharing of a pair of valence electrons
  • Q: What is a double covalent bond?
    A: sharing of two pairs of electrons
  • Q: Where are double covalent bonds commonly formed? (Write the roman numeral)
    A: Group VIA nonmetals
  • Q: What are triple covalent bonds?
    A: sharing of three pairs of electrons
  • Q: Where are triple covalent bonds commonly formed? (Write the roman numeral)
    A: Group VA nonmetal
  • T or F: Single covalent bonds require the most amount of energy to break
    A: F
  • T or F: Water (H2O) and Ammonia (NH3) are examples of single covalent bonds
    A: T
  • T or F: O2 is an example of triple covalent bond
    A: F
  • Q: CO2 is an example of double covalent bond
    A: T
  • Q: N2 is an example of triple covalent bond
    A: T
  • Q: What method is used to show covalent bonding through LEDS?
    A: Connect the dots method
  • Q: In the image shown, what kind of method is being used and what bonding is it for?
    A: criss-cross and ionic bonding
  • Q: In the image shown, what kind of method is being used and what bonding is it for?
    A: connect the dots and covalent bonding
  • T or F: Covalent compounds possess a simple molecular structure with strong bond between two molecules
    A: F
  • FTB, Properties of Covalent compounds: They are _ and _ at _ temperature
    A: soft, brittle, room
  • T or F: Covalent compounds have low melting and boiling points
    A: T
  • T or F: A tremendous amount of heat is needed to break the bond between covalent compounds
    A: F
  • Q: What state/s of matter are most covalent compounds at room temperature?
    A: gas, liquid
  • T or F: Most are soluble in water but insoluble in organic solvents
    A: F
  • T or F: Covalent compounds do not conduct electricity since they don't contain free moving ions or electrons
    A: T
  • Q: What rules are the naming of binary molecular compounds based on?
    A: IUPAC
  • T or F: The use of prefixes are to indicate how many atoms of each type of element are present
    A: T
  • Q: For what element/s is/are the prefix "mono" used for?
    A: second element